My darling Maggie has been in some intense training of late, with me riding on weekends and her getting training during the week. She's progressed to long lining and it's going quite well. So, then it's up to me to keep everything moving forward, but I hadn't had a lesson in weeks. Now that doesn't seem like a long time, but really, we're trying to move forward and I don't want to be hindering progress.

So, last night, I rode and had a lesson. I KNEW IT, I was NOT riding quite right! Felt like a fish flopping around up there. We discovered that really, the reason I can't seem to keep normal contact on my left rein and it ends up hovering somewhere around my belly button is... and I know this will be shocking.... I was slouching, if you can imagine! Oh the horror of horrors! And now that Maggie knows how someone SHOULD be riding her, well, she doesn't have to put up with people doing it wrong! So now, sit up straight, hands in front, reins shorter... and control those shoulders (hers this time).

So much to learn, so little time....